Trading bounced on Monday at the close of the Jamaica Stock Exchange US dollar market, with the volume of shares changing hands surging 794 percent, with a 243 percent higher value than on 
Friday, resulting in an even number of stocks rising than falling.
Trading ended with eight securities changing hands, compared to six on Friday with prices of three rising, three declining and two ending unchanged.
The JSE US Denominated Equities Index rallied 2.75 points to end at 207.54. The PE Ratio, a measure used in computing appropriate stock values, averages 13.5. The PE ratio uses ICInsider.com earnings forecasts for companies with the financial year up to August 2022.
Overall, 740,458 shares traded for US$41,979 compared to 82,839 units at US$12,251 on Friday.
Trading averaged 92,557 units at US$5,247, compared to 13,807 shares at US$2,042 on Friday and month to date an average of 59,354 shares at US$3,232 versus 49,137 units at US$2,612 on Friday. January ended with an average of 91,572 units for US$7,142.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows no stock ended with a bid higher than their last selling prices and no stock with a lower offer.
At the close, First Rock Capital USD share ended unchanged at 7 US cents after trading 330,661 shares, 
Margaritaville remained at 18 US cents after exchanging one unit, Proven Investments advanced 0.8 of a cent to 22 US cents and exchanging 20,281 stocks. Sterling Investments climbed 0.2 of a cent to 2.3 US cents with the swapping of 62,791 stock units, Sygnus Real Estate Finance USD share shed 1 cent to end at 13 US cents in exchanging 21,724 stocks, Transjamaican Highway rallied 0.01 of a cent in closing at 0.89 US cents in an exchange of 300,000 units.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 5.75% declined 7 cents to US$2.02 and closed, with 3,000 shares changing hands and JMMB Group 6% dropped 12 cents to close at US$1.02, with 2,000 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Gains for JSE USD market
February 7, 2022 by
